Chris Eaton is a senior attorney with the Oceans Program. His work focuses on fighting offshore oil and gas development and protecting marine ecosystems and wildlife.

Chris received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2013 and clerked for the Alaska Supreme Court in Fairbanks before joining Earthjustice in 2014 as an associate attorney with the Rocky Mountain office.

Chris was a marine biologist before becoming a lawyer. He obtained his B.A. from Williams College in biology and environmental studies, and then did field work studying salmon in Alaska and sea turtles in Costa Rica and Florida. He received his M.Sc. in aquatic and fishery sciences from the University of Washington, where he examined resource use by juvenile salmon in the Columbia River estuary.

Outside of work, he enjoys hiking and road tripping with his family and building stuff.